Wednesday, January 30, 2013

More Hypocrisy In The Debate On Gun Control....

The other night I was watching FOX News (I know I just put some of my
readers off...) and there was a report by an independent reporter who tried to
interview Michael Bloomberg, Mayor of New York City, about gun control and the
new gun laws in New York. The reporter,
who was immediately demeaned by the left, asked Mayor Bloomberg if he would be
willing to give up his personal security team to support the new gun laws in
the State of New York.

The man was intercepted by five, (count them) FIVE armed security personnel
surrounding Mayor Bloomberg. You can bet
their weapons had more than 7 bullets each in their magazines. The reporter wasn't a threat to the
Mayor. He merely wanted to know if the
Mayor was willing to practice what he preached.
The security staff would not let the man near the Mayor. They even chased him down the street.

It seems Mayor Bloomberg believes that while the average NYC citizen should
not be able to protect himself from violent criminals, he and others who share
his stature should be. It's the same as
the President sending his girls to a school that has armed guards protecting
them while he says your kids should not be protected by armed security in their
schools. Of course, people will say that
the President’s kids should absolutely be protected because he’s the
President. But in all seriousness, why
are his children more special and important than others? After all – regardless of what some people
may think – regardless of what office he holds, he’s a man. That’s all.
And sorry, but his kids are no more special than any other child in the
country. Certainly no more special than
mine.

Dianne Feinstein's predictable anti-gun bill takes almost all guns away
from the average law-abiding citizen while exempting her and other government
employees from that restriction. Isn’t
that special…?

It also seems noteworthy that New York’s Governor Mario Cuomo was the first
to pass new, more stringent gun legislation following the Sandy Hook School
shooting, limiting the number of bullets you can have in a magazine and
increasing restrictions on “assault rifles”.
Before signing the bill the governor said "You can overpower the
extremists with intelligence and common sense." I’m not sure if he was talking about pro-gun
“extremists” or pro-gun criminals but anyone want to bet the governor’s
personal security team carries more than 7 bullets each in their weapons? It wouldn’t surprise me if they even have an
assault rifle or two in their vehicle(s).

But then, politicians are always quick to let us know we are just not as
important as they are. I don’t begrudge
Bloomberg or Cuomo their security teams.
God knows in this day and age they probably need them. But why do they want to limit their
constituents’ ability to protect their homes and property? Who are they to decide what weapon is best for
home protection? Fully automatic weapons
are against the law in this country, as are multiple burst weapons, and that’s
OK in my book. A person could do a lot
of damage accidentally if they had a weapon that fired on automatic. (Can you imagine what would have happened to
Dick Cheney’s hunting friend if that were the case?) But an AR-15 for home defense makes perfect
sense. Light weight, accurate, great
stopping power and plenty of ammunition if needed. Some people prefer a shotgun but honestly, a
shotgun can cause far more damage, both to a person and a home, than a .223
round.

How do liberals continue to support such biased politicians and legislation
believing those politicians really care about the people? These politicians care only about retaining
their positions come election time and making enough noise to keep their
faithful voters on their side. And in
the meantime we law-abiding Americans continue to lose our rights to an ever
growing government that is beginning to reek of tyranny. I believe the President will go all out on
his far-left agenda in the next four years.
I only hope the Republicans will find some cojones and stand up to him
instead of bending over. Otherwise it
may not matter who we elect in 2016…

About Me

I retired from Federal law enforcement in 2007 after 30 years of government service. I'm a conservative but not a Republican. And we have some problems here but the United States of America is still the greatest country in the world.